Do you realize that all great literature is all about what a bummer it is to be a human being? Isn’t it such a relief to have somebody say that?
KURT VONNEGUTBeing a Humanist means trying to behave decently without expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead.
More Kurt Vonnegut Quotes
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The only difference between Hitler and Bush is that Hitler was elected.
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If your brains were dynamite there wouldn’t be enough to blow your hat off.
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To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it.
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Dear future generations: Please accept our apologies. We were rolling drunk on petroleum.
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Everything is nothing, with a twist.
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The worst thing that could possibly happen to anybody would be to not be used for anything by anybody. Thank you for using me, even though I didn’t want to be used by anybody.
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Like so many Americans, she was trying to construct a life that made sense from things she found in gift shops.
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And yet another moral occurs to me now: Make love when you can. It’s good for you.
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And a step backward, after making a wrong turn, is a step in the right direction.
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The last thing I ever wanted was to be alive when the three most powerful people on the whole planet would be named Bush, Dick and Colon.
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I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can’t see from the center.
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I couldn’t help wondering if that was what God put me on Earth for–to find out how much a man could take without breaking.
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Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand.
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True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.
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You were sick, but now you’re well again, and there’s work to do.
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